When you're reading Chekov, you're in this world that he's created. I never would have created that world. I don't know anything about that time period or that setting or those groups of people or what those experiences were, but oh my gosh, it's amazing to daydream on it and put yourself there.

I feel like developing the muscle of my imagination became a way to survive reality.

A whole film is just about arriving at a moment where you hopefully transfer some feeling to the audience.

I always feel like the editing room is like coming into the kitchen. What kind of a meal do you make from there? It can be anything.

When you're reading Chekov, you're in this world that he's created. I never would have created that world. I don't know anything about that time period or that setting or those groups of people or what those experiences were, but oh my gosh, it's amazing to daydream on it and put yourself there.

I think one thing for sure that you learn the more films that you make is how important it is to choose your collaborators.

I didn't understand how you could be an actor if you didn't also study philosophy and study political science, astronomy. And also just go out and live life and have experiences.